1. The petitioner before this Court has filed present petition being aggrieved by the order dated 30/08/2018 passed by the Director General of Foreign Trade, New Delhi by which a restriction has been placed upon importing chickpeas.

2. The petitioner's contention is that the petitioner is a Partnership Firm registered under the provisions of Indian Partnership Act and has authorized petitioner No.2 to file the present writ petition. The petitioner Firm is engaged in the business of Import – Export of agriculture produce and other commodities from International Market and a certificate to that effect has been filed by the petitioner Firm issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

3. The petitioners have further stated that as per the provision as contained in Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, the power has been conferred upon Central Government to frame a Export Import Policy (EXIM Policy) and consequently a policy has been framed by the Central Government known as Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020 in which Exim Code No.0713 10 00, Item Description – Peas finds place in the category of Free Trade.

4. The petitioners have also stated tha